Cord-cutter.



L. E. BARNARD.

CORD CUTTER.

APPLIOATION FILED $21 119, 1912.

1,077,665, Patented Nov. 4,1913.

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LOUIS E. BARNARD, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

CORD-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Nov. 1, 1913.

Application filed September 19, 1912. Serial No. 721,214.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS E. BARNARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vi ashington city, in, the District of Columbia, have invented a new and useful Cord- Cutter; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a new and useful cord cutter.

As one of the objects of the invention, it is the aim to provide a simple and novel and efficientcord cutter adapted to be fastened to a cabinet or similar support, in such wise as to prevent ones fingers from becoming cut or injured.

Another object of the invention is to provide a polygonal shaped blade having a series of cutting edges, all but one edge of which are protected owing to the structure of the holder for the blade.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a holder having a flange for protecting a plurality of the cutting edges, against becoming dull or being in ured, as well as preventing ones finger from coming in contact with said edges.

One of the features of the invention is to construct the holder, so as to hold the device to a vertical support or cabinet, so that the cutting edge that is being used will be held adjacent or in close vicinity to the cabinetor support, thereby preventing ones finger from being cut or injured.

There are disclosed in the drawing certain features of construction, but in practical fields these features may necessitate alterations, to which the patentee is entitled, provided they fall within the scope and spirit of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a v ew partly in elevation and partly in section, showing the improved cord cutter, as applied to the side of the cabinet or vertical support. Fig. 2 is a. view in elevation of the front portion of a part of a cab net, showing the cord cutter as applied. Fig. 8 is a view in side elevation of the cord cut ter. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4.1 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a detail view of'the cuttmg blade.

Referring more particularly to the drawings 1 designates a vertical support, which in Fig. 1 is the side of a cabinet or other similar structure, while in Fig. 2 it is the front of the cabinet or the like. The cord cutter comprises either a rectangular or polygonal shaped blade 2 having a series of cutting edges 3. This blade is secured in a holder 1 provided therefor, by means of a small bolt or the like 5 having a nut '6. The holder is constructed of a small area of sheet metal having a cutaway portion T,'so

as to xpose one of the cutting edges,whereby a piece of cord may be severed very easily, by moving the loop of the cord 8 up and down the edge. The holder is provided with two edgeflanges 9 and 10, for shieldmg and protecting two of the edges of the cutting blade, as-shown in Fig. 3. In the drawing for illustrative purposes, there is disclosed a rectangular blade, but itvis to be understood that the shape of the blade may be varied, for instance, it may have more than four cutting edges. The holder is constructed with a downwardly extending portion 12, which also extends beyond one of the side cutting edges, at which point the extension or the downwardly projecting portion terminates in a laterally extending ear 13 having a perforation 14. Secured by rivets or other means 15 to the portion 12 is a plate 16 having a laterally extending ear 17, extending in alinement with the ear 13. The car 17 is constructed with a perforation or aperture 18, through which and the perforation 14 screws or other fastenings 19 are extended, so as to secure the holder to the side or front of the cabinet. By virtue of the forward extension of the portion 12, the holder and the blade, especially one of the side cutting edges are held in a slightly offset position relative to the cabinet or other vertical support, the support in front of the said side cutting edge prevents ones fingers from coming in contact with the edge, as well as preventing the edge from becoming dull, by being contacted with by foreign articles other than cord.

From the foregoing it is to be ascertained on examining the annexed drawing, there has been devised a simple, efficient and novel cord cutting device, applicable to cabinets or other similar vertical supports, and one which has been found essentially important and practical. V

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is 1, In a cord cutter, a blade having a plurality of cutting edges, a holder having a series of protecting portions to shieldall but one of said cutting edges, means whereby the holder may be attached to a support with the exposed cutting edge adjacent to but offset from and spaced apart opposite the face of said support to which the device is attached.

* having a series of protecting portions to shield all but one of said cutting edges, means whereby the holder may be attached to a support with the exposed cutting edge adjacent to but ofiset from and spaced apart opposite the base of said support to which the device is attached, some of said protecting portions overhanging two of said cutting edges.

4.. In combination, a cord cutter comprising a blade having a plurality of cutting edges, a holder for said blade provided with a series of protecting portions adapted to shield all but one of said cutting edges, means for detachably securing the blade in the holder with two of the cutting edges arranged under two of the protecting portions, and means whereby the holder may be attached removably to a support, with the exposed. cutting edge in close vicinity to, but

Copies of this patent may be obtained for th r fr m and spa d apa pp s t the face of said support to which said device is attached. 1

5. In combination, a polygonal blade having a plurality of cutting edges, a holder therefor having a series of protecting portions adapted to shield all but one of said cutting edges, several of the protecting portions overlie two of the cutting edges, means for detachably anchoring the blade to the holder, means whereby the holder may be detachably connected to a support with the exposed cutting edge adjacent to but offset from and spaced apart opposite the face of said support to which the device is attached, thereby constituting means for guarding and protecting said exposed cutting edge.

6. An article of manufacture comprising a polygonal blade having a plurality of cutting edges, a holder therefor having a plurality of overturned parts partially overlying two of said cutting edges, said holder being so constructed as to guard another cutting edge, which so constructed part of the holder together with the overturned parts only permits the use of one cutting edge at a time, means extending substantially cene trally through the blade for connecting the same to the holder, said means being so ar ranged and constructed and'adapted to be loosened whereby the blade may be adjusted so that another cutting edge may be exposed in lieu of the first cutting edge, one corner of said holder having laterally extending attaching elements including devices, whereby the holder may be attached to a support.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS E. BARNARD.

Witnesses Ronnnr A. BOSWELL, HowARn C. Frsrrnn.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, .D. 0. 

